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newly released state department documents show that ambassador stevens was worried about the security prediction saying in june that the violence was likely to continue and worsen. they were made public by darrell issan. a letter to presume a they write, quote, not only did the administration reject her requests for increased security despite escalating violence and to decrease the existing cat gory to dangerous and ineffective levels. we were told that the administration did this to effectuate a policy of normalization in libya after the conclusion of the civil war and the obama administration said there was no evident suggesting the attack was imminent and some republicans -- democrats say republicans are trying to take political advantage of the attack. >> do you think that it's a coincidence that two days before a national debate on foreign policy, congressman issa releases the documents? i mean this is pure politics pure and simple and the american -- looked better. >> reporter: mccain, graham, and ayotte sent a second letter, again, asking them to clarify what they told the admi
newly released state department documents show that ambassador stevens was worried about the security prediction saying in june that the violence was likely to continue and worsen. they were made public by darrell issan. a letter to presume a they write, quote, not only did the administration reject her requests for increased security despite escalating violence and to decrease the existing cat gory to dangerous and ineffective levels. we were told that the administration did this to effectuate...
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how-- as steven hawking said, they're equations. how does an equation inform the abyss that it's somehow pregnant with beings? what breathes fire and makes those universes? >> stephen: are you a poet? this is beautiful. (applause) you might be the first guest whose book i read. (laughter) for me answer is god. okay? god said let it be so and so the world was so. i find that very comforting. and i find that very freeing because i-- my questioning stops right there. but your questioning continues. do you not find this questioning that goes on in your mind like just-- like a hot match that's been dropped between the two lobes of your brain and just sit there is and it fizzles and pops and burns and keeps you up at night? >> yeah, yeah. >> stephen: put it out! put that match out with the quenching water of faith! (laughter) >> okay, okay. god may exist, may not exist. >> stephen: he does go. ahead. (laughter) >> it could be part of the problem. >> stephen: part of the problem? >> part of the problem. why does god exist? god is eternal--
how-- as steven hawking said, they're equations. how does an equation inform the abyss that it's somehow pregnant with beings? what breathes fire and makes those universes? >> stephen: are you a poet? this is beautiful. (applause) you might be the first guest whose book i read. (laughter) for me answer is god. okay? god said let it be so and so the world was so. i find that very comforting. and i find that very freeing because i-- my questioning stops right there. but your questioning...
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preparations underway for the memorial for ambassador chris stevens he was killed in libya. this morning hillary clinton takes on critics of the white house. >> reporter: the ambassador's family members said they don't want his death to be politicized, obviously it is. many of his family members will be here his brother and two sisters will speak. crews are laying white carpet inside the rotunda of city hall. elaborate set-up. here the city holding a memorial for chris stevens, a diplomat from piedmont who attended uc berkeley. some 700, including state department colleagues, friends and family are expected. mayor lee will address the crowd. >> it is very appropriate we celebrate his life what he tried to do as an ambassador and -- in one of the hardest regions today. >> reporter: the attack that killed stevens and three other americans has become a political hot button issue finger pointing has intensified since the state department acknowledged the attack was a coordinated assault. hillary clinton is saying the buck tops with her. >> i take responsibility, i'm in charge of
preparations underway for the memorial for ambassador chris stevens he was killed in libya. this morning hillary clinton takes on critics of the white house. >> reporter: the ambassador's family members said they don't want his death to be politicized, obviously it is. many of his family members will be here his brother and two sisters will speak. crews are laying white carpet inside the rotunda of city hall. elaborate set-up. here the city holding a memorial for chris stevens, a diplomat...
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. >> steven -- >> if we do that we'll have growth. >> steven, governor romney is a smart, successful businessman. that pa rt is not in dispute. it appears like his plan is to cutting costs and becoming more profitable by 2016. americans are not employees of the government, being president is actually very different from being a ceo. i smoke with bill daley last week. he worked in the white house and the public service. he made a good point. he said a ceo can replace 15 or 30 people even in a big company and change it entirely. the budget is predetermined, the board knows it's coming. a president just can't do that. within the constraints of what a president can actually do, really, how is life going to be that different in four years if mitt romney is president? >> you're right. 's like trying to steer an elephant, trying to change the direction of the u.s. government. that's part of the problem. isn't it? i agree with kevin. i'm a free enterprise guy. i do believe -- let me put it like this. this tax system is a pinto. what we need is a porsche. we need something engineered for rapi
. >> steven -- >> if we do that we'll have growth. >> steven, governor romney is a smart, successful businessman. that pa rt is not in dispute. it appears like his plan is to cutting costs and becoming more profitable by 2016. americans are not employees of the government, being president is actually very different from being a ceo. i smoke with bill daley last week. he worked in the white house and the public service. he made a good point. he said a ceo can replace 15 or 30...
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ambassador stevens sends a cable back to washington, d.c. on september 4th and this administration did nothing. we have four dead americans. and with all due respect, he did not send in the military into benghazi. that fire fight went on for hours and i think it's an untold, that's a real question about what this administration did when the fire fight started, but should have been dealing with it back on june 6th. >> we don't know exactly what was done back on june 6th because that hasn't been made a matter of public record. >> yes, we do. general, we had a hearing about this. >> i haven't seen that. i don't know that we've had all the classified information released. maybe you had a classified hearing. i haven't seen it. >> no, we didn't. it was an open, public meeting. >> i do know this. a naval ship was deported in the area. that was sent this to reenforce the diplomatic security. i'm not going to address what happened in june. i wasn't there this n that hearing. >> the fbi couldn't get in for weeks. >> that's true. >> the fbi couldn't ge
ambassador stevens sends a cable back to washington, d.c. on september 4th and this administration did nothing. we have four dead americans. and with all due respect, he did not send in the military into benghazi. that fire fight went on for hours and i think it's an untold, that's a real question about what this administration did when the fire fight started, but should have been dealing with it back on june 6th. >> we don't know exactly what was done back on june 6th because that hasn't...
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there are documents in the bedroom where ambassador stevens was staying. there are lots of documents and files in what appears to have been the security office for the mission. and among those files are records, sensitive records of administrative files, personnel files of libyans working with the americans, records of security protocols for what to do in case of emergency and even a very detailed itinerary of ambassador stevens' five-day trip along with cell phone numbers and names for a lot of the libyans he was trying to meet. >> i'm curious about one other thing, michael, that i know that you found. a document that indicated that americans at that mission in benghazi were discussing the possibility of an attack in early september. >> reporter: that's right. well, they were discussing the possibility of an attack as part of general security planning and precautions, but in a memo dated september 9th, two days before the attacks, they were working on a new security arrangement or a newly defined security arrangement with the militia that provided armed g
there are documents in the bedroom where ambassador stevens was staying. there are lots of documents and files in what appears to have been the security office for the mission. and among those files are records, sensitive records of administrative files, personnel files of libyans working with the americans, records of security protocols for what to do in case of emergency and even a very detailed itinerary of ambassador stevens' five-day trip along with cell phone numbers and names for a lot...
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the family of ambassador stevens deserved more. the three other public servants who were killed deserve more. and we're going to get to the bottom of it, no matter how petty it may get with regard to our colleagues. >> last week i pressed chairman issa on why he was holding the hearings now. and i said is it political, why would you do it before the election? and he made the argument back to me, if we don't get this right and we don't know what happened, this could happen again somewhere else. and that if we were caught flat-footed as the united states of america, that that's unacceptable. and there's no reason to put a hearing off. and it seemed a fair argument. are you all right with him holding a hearing now? do you buy that argument? why put it off until after the election? >> yeah. no, i don't buy that argument. look at what the senate has done. first they have acted in a bipartisan way. they have not scheduled any hearings. they sent a joint letter of all of the democrats and all of the republicans to secretary clinton inquir
the family of ambassador stevens deserved more. the three other public servants who were killed deserve more. and we're going to get to the bottom of it, no matter how petty it may get with regard to our colleagues. >> last week i pressed chairman issa on why he was holding the hearings now. and i said is it political, why would you do it before the election? and he made the argument back to me, if we don't get this right and we don't know what happened, this could happen again somewhere...
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one is the ongoing situation regarding the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed, afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> well, let me tell you what's not vague, and that is five days after, five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador to the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that this was a spontaneous demonstration because of a hateful video. that's probably one of the worst things that i have ever observed in my life, and obviously, there were warnings and obviously anybody who believes that an attack with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades and a very sophisticated attack is the result of a video, i mean, it's just ridiculous. and finally, piers, it's not the video that's stoking these demonstrations. as you know, it's the radical islamists that are using the videos as a means of inflaming passion in the middle east and i'll be damned if i'm ready to abandon the
one is the ongoing situation regarding the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed, afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> well, let me tell you what's not vague, and that is five days after, five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador to the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that...
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embassy in the be at the date ambassador chris stevens was killed in an attack. the admission comes amidst growing pressure for the white house to respond with force to the attack. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is taking ownership for the security failures at the consulate in libya that left ambassador chris stevens and three other americans dead. she told cnn ensuring the safety of u.s. diplomatic staff overseas is her job, not the white house. >> i take responsibility. i am in charge of the state department, 60,000 + people all over the world. the president and vice president certainly would not be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. >> congress heard testimony last week that the state department was aware of and rejected several request for increase security. >> have long known extremists have come out of libya. there is an effort to try to reestablish a presence of extremists. it was something we were very focused on and working on. >> her comments, as republicans used the attacks to criticize the obama admi
embassy in the be at the date ambassador chris stevens was killed in an attack. the admission comes amidst growing pressure for the white house to respond with force to the attack. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is taking ownership for the security failures at the consulate in libya that left ambassador chris stevens and three other americans dead. she told cnn ensuring the safety of u.s. diplomatic staff overseas is her job, not the white house. >> i take responsibility. i...
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consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake has been out on the libya story from the beginning with what the u.s. knew. he joins us once again with increasing information on this. so, i want you to clear up something. you've been reporting today about the militia and some leaders of that militia in benghazi, who were allied with our mission there, but then said we're done with you because you don't like who we support for our new leadership. was that accurate? were they threatening to pull that work away and leave us less protected? >> that's based on the notes of september 11, 2012 cable that was approved by ambassador chris stevens on sort of the benghazi situation overall. it was one of the most interesting bullet points in the three page cable back to washington and i thin
consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake has been out on the libya story from the beginning with what the u.s. knew. he joins us once again with increasing information on...
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why did we lose four great american public service including ambassador chris stevens. what lessons must we learn from that and how do we protect diplomats. that's the question, secretary clinton has ordered an investigation and review of the process led by one of the most respected people in washington, ambassador tom pickering and that process should not be politicized. that committee needs to take the time and the care -- what's happening is this entire process h has been politicized. we ought to put our emphasis on finding out what happened. i think that's where this debate should be. >> i want to talk about that point more in a moment. an interesting "new york times" headline today saying that the men the u.s. suspects being behind the attacks is literally snubbing the the u.s. and walking around without being questioned on the streets of libya right now. but earlier today, state department spokeswoman was asked if the state department was made aware of what the intelligence community knew within 24 hours of the attacks. that is, that extremists led the attack. of
why did we lose four great american public service including ambassador chris stevens. what lessons must we learn from that and how do we protect diplomats. that's the question, secretary clinton has ordered an investigation and review of the process led by one of the most respected people in washington, ambassador tom pickering and that process should not be politicized. that committee needs to take the time and the care -- what's happening is this entire process h has been politicized. we...
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thank you very much, steven. really appreciate it. >>> well, monday night's debate, mitt romney listed mali as one of the hot spots affected by international terrorism. it was once hailed as a model of democracy in africa. we'll look at why mali now a ticking time bomb. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. our boys. husband's sister's boys. play cousins. i'm just gettin' started. woo! [ male announcer ] shop now and put it on layaway. so, you have more time to pay. walmart. so, you have more time to pay. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise y
thank you very much, steven. really appreciate it. >>> well, monday night's debate, mitt romney listed mali as one of the hot spots affected by international terrorism. it was once hailed as a model of democracy in africa. we'll look at why mali now a ticking time bomb. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved!...
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story, two suspects from tunisia are being questioned tonight in connection with the murders of chris stevens and three other americans. jill daugherty has been digging into the story and is with us tonight. >> well, on this particular incident, we don't know a whole lot of detail, but we know those two men, they are being questioned in turkey. and the understanding is that they were somehow allegedly tied to the attack in libya. now, they were on the watch list that the u.s. compiled. that was given to the turks and the turks picked them up, apparently came into the country this week and the fbi is hoping they will have some type of access to them. >> questioned them already, but would like to have a chance to. >> right. >> there was also another development today in this investigation. this e-mail between the state department and the team benghazi surfaced. what do we know about that? >> well, this is part of, you know there are several investigations ongoing into the death of the ambsador and the three other americans. and how it happened. the charge is that the state department allegedly
story, two suspects from tunisia are being questioned tonight in connection with the murders of chris stevens and three other americans. jill daugherty has been digging into the story and is with us tonight. >> well, on this particular incident, we don't know a whole lot of detail, but we know those two men, they are being questioned in turkey. and the understanding is that they were somehow allegedly tied to the attack in libya. now, they were on the watch list that the u.s. compiled....
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preparations underway for the memorial for ambassador chris stevens he was killed in libya. this morning hillary clinton takes on critics of the white house. >> reporter: the ambassador's family members said they don't want his death to be politicized, obviously it is. many of his family members will be here his brother and two sisters will speak. crews are laying white carpet inside the rotunda of city hall. elaborate set-up. here the city holding a memorial for chris stevens, a diplomat from piedmont who attended uc berkeley. some 700, including state department colleagues, friends and family are expected. mayor lee will address the crowd. >> it is very appropriate we celebrate his life what he tried to do as an ambassador and -- in one of the hardest regions today. >> reporter: the attack that killed stevens and three other americans has become a political hot button issue finger pointing has intensified since the state department acknowledged the attack was a coordinated assault. hillary clinton is saying the buck tops with her. >> i take responsibility, i'm in charge of
preparations underway for the memorial for ambassador chris stevens he was killed in libya. this morning hillary clinton takes on critics of the white house. >> reporter: the ambassador's family members said they don't want his death to be politicized, obviously it is. many of his family members will be here his brother and two sisters will speak. crews are laying white carpet inside the rotunda of city hall. elaborate set-up. here the city holding a memorial for chris stevens, a diplomat...
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in the context of ambassador stevens and his security detail. that's why he was there. that's why he was praising both the courage and sacrifice of individuals in making clear it was an act of terror. >> how do you explain the actions of the administration then? for a full week after the attack when jay carney was asked about it on the 13th, he didn't use the word, terror. susan rice -- on the 17th, the spokeswoman asked if she regarded it as an act of terrorism, i don't think we know enough. then on september 25th on "the view" when the president was asked about it, he said there's no doubt the ongoing assault, that it wasn't just a mob action, which was still unclear. why what appears to be a real hesitancy to use the formal words? >> i think it was a recognition that this was an extraordinaily complicated situation in benghazi. it was difficult to get accurate information and what precisely went on. in fact, that's why the president, actually, the secretary of state, called to conduct a formal inquiry. >> why did they say it was linked to a movie? >> here's the situa
in the context of ambassador stevens and his security detail. that's why he was there. that's why he was praising both the courage and sacrifice of individuals in making clear it was an act of terror. >> how do you explain the actions of the administration then? for a full week after the attack when jay carney was asked about it on the 13th, he didn't use the word, terror. susan rice -- on the 17th, the spokeswoman asked if she regarded it as an act of terrorism, i don't think we know...
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and chris stevens father is speaking about how his death is politicalized. she is trying to saying let's stop political gotcha. let's remember four americans were killed. but also we need to make sure it doesn't happen again. we need more state department funding for embassy security. >> fran townsend is joining us, this is the first time hillary clinton said anything about this. do you think this is the end of the story? will this work as far as taking pressure off of president obama in the debate? >> her taking responsibility is the right thing. she says she is responsible and then deflects over to the security professionals who made the decision. security professionals asked for more security in libya. i think this is the beginning of the conversation. she talks about her harrowing night. what congress and others ought to be asking the state department is for are there tapes? are there tables? what are all the documents, all of the things that led up to this night. then she acknowledges that harrowing night and the state department, they were on the phone
and chris stevens father is speaking about how his death is politicalized. she is trying to saying let's stop political gotcha. let's remember four americans were killed. but also we need to make sure it doesn't happen again. we need more state department funding for embassy security. >> fran townsend is joining us, this is the first time hillary clinton said anything about this. do you think this is the end of the story? will this work as far as taking pressure off of president obama in...
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. >>> we have the situation of the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> what is not vague, and that is five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador of the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that this was a spontaneous demonstration because of a hateful video. that's probably one of the worst things that i have ever observed in my life, and obviously there were warnings, and obviously anybody who believes in an attack with mortars and rocket hi rocket-propelled grenades, a very sophisticated attack, is the result of a video is just ridiculous. it's not the video that's stokingdemonstrations, it's the iraqis who are using these videos, and i'll be damned if i'm going to vacate the freedom of speech because of muhammad. >> are you in favor of her resigning? >> no, she was shooting the messenger. she was told to do that. i b
. >>> we have the situation of the death of ambassador christopher stevens in libya. lots of vagueness about what really went on in the days leading up to this and indeed afterwards. what is your assessment of where we are now? >> what is not vague, and that is five days after what was very quickly determined by the intelligence committee as a terrorist attack, they trotted out our ambassador of the u.n. to every major news outlet saying that this was a spontaneous demonstration...
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ambassador chris stevens, three other americans were killed. security at the time of the attack was modest at best. the white house has come under attack for not providing better protection. just a short time ago this evening, secretary of state clinton traveling in peru, said the buck stops with her and she takes the blame for the assault. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,0 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> her statement, of course comes just hours before the second presidential debate. first i want to bring in cnn's foren affairs reporter elise lavat who had the interview. this is the first time that secretary clinton talked about that night in depth, what else did she tell you? >> you're right. the first time she talked about the attack, and she talked ab
ambassador chris stevens, three other americans were killed. security at the time of the attack was modest at best. the white house has come under attack for not providing better protection. just a short time ago this evening, secretary of state clinton traveling in peru, said the buck stops with her and she takes the blame for the assault. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,0 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president...
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he quoted robert lewis stevens in twig to not let you get discouraged. he said despair not. but if you despair, work on in your despair. and then he wrote, so persist. >> my dad, what a guy. what a guy. i mean, he's always been there for me. look, i remember my dad's advice throughout my life. every time i had challenges of one kind or another, he was there with counsel. an extraordinary man. >> who happened to be running for president while mitt was a world away, isolated, depending largely on newspaper accounts of his father's fight for the republican nomination. >> i have decided to fight for and win the republican nomination and election to the presidency of the united states. >> the war in vietnam was issue number one. george romney had been a hawk but turned against the war and said so. >> you know, when i came back from vietnam, i just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get. >> by the general? >> when you go over to vietnam -- not only by the generals but also by the diplomatic corps over there. >> months after george romney's now-infamous brainwashing com
he quoted robert lewis stevens in twig to not let you get discouraged. he said despair not. but if you despair, work on in your despair. and then he wrote, so persist. >> my dad, what a guy. what a guy. i mean, he's always been there for me. look, i remember my dad's advice throughout my life. every time i had challenges of one kind or another, he was there with counsel. an extraordinary man. >> who happened to be running for president while mitt was a world away, isolated,...
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fran serves on the recent advisory board and had traveled to libya and met with ambassador stevens. obviously mrs. smith is upset. what is the procedure though for keeping a family informed. she said we will let you know what happened? you would think somebody would be in contact with her. >> there is an office in the justice department. the office of victim witness assistance. they are supposed to be the advocates, to get updates, to make sure the families are kept apprised. but you also expect and every department has this. if it is a member of our law enforcement or intelligence service that is agency makes sure to shepherd the person around the system. it is sort of incomprehensible to me these are people, the family members were identified and met with senior officials and it is not as though they don't know where she is. >> initially i thought maybe they were in contact with sean smith's wife who is i guess in the netherlands? >> that is right. with a family that has lost someone, there is more than one person. there is the family and you may have the spouse. and it becomes th
fran serves on the recent advisory board and had traveled to libya and met with ambassador stevens. obviously mrs. smith is upset. what is the procedure though for keeping a family informed. she said we will let you know what happened? you would think somebody would be in contact with her. >> there is an office in the justice department. the office of victim witness assistance. they are supposed to be the advocates, to get updates, to make sure the families are kept apprised. but you also...
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four americans died in the attack including ambassador chris stevens. now the government and reform committee have released e-mails from the ambassador and other security workers and the documents paint a picture of the obama administration ignoring a rapidly deteriorating in libya. they fear the release of the unedited could endanger the lives of libyans working within the u.s. >>> to syria now where more than 80 bodies have been found in a mass grave on the country's east coast. 80 men, women and children were all brutally executed. a u.n. arab league envoy is working for a cease-fire. more than 30,000 people have been killed in the last 19 months. >>> there are fears that syrian violence is now spilling over to their neighbor, lebanon. in the country's capital, beirut, a large car bomb was detonated. left rows of mangled cars and charred buildings and shook the windows in cnn's offices there, about a a ten-minute drive from that scene. a top lebanese intelligence official known for his anti-syrian stance and two others were killed in that explosion.
four americans died in the attack including ambassador chris stevens. now the government and reform committee have released e-mails from the ambassador and other security workers and the documents paint a picture of the obama administration ignoring a rapidly deteriorating in libya. they fear the release of the unedited could endanger the lives of libyans working within the u.s. >>> to syria now where more than 80 bodies have been found in a mass grave on the country's east coast. 80...
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stevens stopped running for about a week. then resumed. >> all indications are the ambassador was not reckless, and he took the advice always of his security forces, including sometimes when they said that meetings needed to be canceled, so i think that this is a failure of intelligence, a failure of security, and a failure of judgment, but not of the now diocesed ambassador. >> there were other security braechz, according to the committee and a sale that blew a hole in the security perimeter at the north gate of the benghazi mission. two rocket propelled grenade rounds were fired at the benghazi office of the red cross. and the convoy carrying the british ambassador was attacked by a militant with a grenade. the letter from the house oversight and government reform committee says multiple u.s. federal government officials told them that the u.s. mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi, but was denied these resources by officials in washington. however, state department officials tell cnn th
stevens stopped running for about a week. then resumed. >> all indications are the ambassador was not reckless, and he took the advice always of his security forces, including sometimes when they said that meetings needed to be canceled, so i think that this is a failure of intelligence, a failure of security, and a failure of judgment, but not of the now diocesed ambassador. >> there were other security braechz, according to the committee and a sale that blew a hole in the security...
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this is the usa today/gallup poll, even steven among women that is in 12 swing states. dana, we have seen the president running far ahead of mitt romney among female voters. in fact, different picture here, look at the nationwide polls and obama is still leading romney among women by seven points or more. what accounts for this jump toward romney among women in the 12 swing states, any clue? >> it is hard to answer that without getting what they say -- they call in the business cross tax, the inside numbers in gallup polls to be able to know why the women who said that they are more supportive of mitt romney said that, whether it is his economic positions, whether it was his performance on the debate or something else. but what i can tell you is that other polls also talking about -- or talking to voters in swing states are, you know, less favorable to mitt romney and still is a pretty big gender gap, even in swing states, in the washington post poll and the politico, george washington university poll. but it is important to point this out because gallup is -- didn't ju
this is the usa today/gallup poll, even steven among women that is in 12 swing states. dana, we have seen the president running far ahead of mitt romney among female voters. in fact, different picture here, look at the nationwide polls and obama is still leading romney among women by seven points or more. what accounts for this jump toward romney among women in the 12 swing states, any clue? >> it is hard to answer that without getting what they say -- they call in the business cross tax,...
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in an interview with bloomberg news, ambassador chris stevens' father said, quote, it would really be abhorrent to make this into a campaign issue. we don't pretend to be experts in security. it has to be objectively examined. that's where it belongs. it does not belong in the campaign arena, end quote. joining me now, cnn contributor l.g. granderson who leans left. will cain, cnn contributor who leans right. good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. >> i think the ambassador's father spoke out too late. libya has already become a campaign issue. i guess the question is should it be? will? >> i don't know how it wouldn't be. look, this is not only an issue of national concern. it's an issue of national security. there are questions about what was known when prior to the attack. were danger signs ignored? were requests for more security ignored? more concerning than that is what in your clip you played ed gillespie, the shifting narrative after the attack. this is extremely concerning. we know from reporting from ely lake at the daily beast that there were surveillance cameras o
in an interview with bloomberg news, ambassador chris stevens' father said, quote, it would really be abhorrent to make this into a campaign issue. we don't pretend to be experts in security. it has to be objectively examined. that's where it belongs. it does not belong in the campaign arena, end quote. joining me now, cnn contributor l.g. granderson who leans left. will cain, cnn contributor who leans right. good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. >> i think the...
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. >> reporter: presidential historian steven hess of the brookings institution served in both the nixon and eisenhower terms. he said president obama must appear more engaged. >> he has to work against that. that is very important for him. that is the easiest thing to do, is not show up the way he showed up in denver. >> reporter: hess said mitt romney has now raised expectations. >> now the shoe is on the other food and now he has to worry about living up to expectations and the next day's story is not just obama did better. >> reporter: and with the race so tight, both campaigns are facing the second debate which could hold either promise or pitfalls. now out of one particular matter, both campaigns now have joined together on one subject and that appears to be the role of the moderator. cnn's cannily crowley has been quoted as saying she would serve what is being described as an active role in this debate but the campaigns have pointed out that their agreement of understanding setting this up is that the audience will be the main questioner. after tomorrow though, there is only going
. >> reporter: presidential historian steven hess of the brookings institution served in both the nixon and eisenhower terms. he said president obama must appear more engaged. >> he has to work against that. that is very important for him. that is the easiest thing to do, is not show up the way he showed up in denver. >> reporter: hess said mitt romney has now raised expectations. >> now the shoe is on the other food and now he has to worry about living up to...
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steven? >> reporter: after this brutal attack, a warning from a authorities tonight for those women who use the capital crescent trail, don't go there alone. as these women ran along the capital trail tonight, something stalked them. fear. >> it's scary out here. >> reporter: sunday night some time after sun down, a 21-year-old woman jogging here, stopping for a deer on the trail. authorities say a man sneaked up behind her and hit her over the head and knocked her out. >> people running all the time. >> reporter: tonight police patrolled the trail. so far no suspect but for the women running here, the officers are a almost sight. >> we saw the police walking. i hope they continue to be here during the time of the night. >> reporter: we saw a lot of cyclist but few returners and very few women. these women say until yesterday, they might have gone running here alone but not ymore. >> i want to come by himself after i saw it. maybe in the day but i would definitely -- >> reporter: because ther
steven? >> reporter: after this brutal attack, a warning from a authorities tonight for those women who use the capital crescent trail, don't go there alone. as these women ran along the capital trail tonight, something stalked them. fear. >> it's scary out here. >> reporter: sunday night some time after sun down, a 21-year-old woman jogging here, stopping for a deer on the trail. authorities say a man sneaked up behind her and hit her over the head and knocked her out....
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steven's neighbor, state senator and a democrat, stopped by this afternoon to offer steven's support. >> up next, new pictures from the scene of a deadly shark attack in southern california. >> d.c. making millions of dollars from the speed chemist. tonight, we'll tell you about the one spot that's notorious for generating tickets. >> and getting in the high school wean spirit, s. >>> somewhere out there tonight are two pit bulls that attacked a woman in northeast washington. it is the second attack on a person in that area in the last month. the woman was cornered by the pit bulls while walking her dogs near 15th and "d" street yesterday. a business owner helped chase the dogs away. just two weeks ago, just a few blocks away. the man says two pit bulls cornered him and one bit him. >> i have bite marks from his upper jaw and his lower jaw rammed and there's black and blue bruises over about a five-inch area. >> in both cases, the victims say the dogs were off leash. and they did not have any tags. >> 39-year-old francisco javier solorio was attacked. researchers confirmed the shark w
steven's neighbor, state senator and a democrat, stopped by this afternoon to offer steven's support. >> up next, new pictures from the scene of a deadly shark attack in southern california. >> d.c. making millions of dollars from the speed chemist. tonight, we'll tell you about the one spot that's notorious for generating tickets. >> and getting in the high school wean spirit, s. >>> somewhere out there tonight are two pit bulls that attacked a woman in northeast...
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>> a hearing about the attack that killed a master chris stevens and three others in benghazi last night -- was not a response to a video. each witnesses -- each with this referred to it as an unprecedented attack. >> i have not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity in libya nor with my time with the diplomatic security service. >> ambassador patrick kennedy says officials didn't try to mislead the public but reported with a new time. >> if any official including a career official were on television on sunday, september 16, they would have said what ambassador rice said. >> the committthe state department for coming clean but insisted the administration failed to answer requests for security at the compound, putting lives at risk. he confronted a security expert. >> to start off by saying you had the correct number and three others and our ambassador and that are others are recovering the catholic moment to breach the facility, somehow doesn't seem to ring true to the american people. >> congressman elijah cummings urged them not to use the death of four americans to make a polit
>> a hearing about the attack that killed a master chris stevens and three others in benghazi last night -- was not a response to a video. each witnesses -- each with this referred to it as an unprecedented attack. >> i have not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity in libya nor with my time with the diplomatic security service. >> ambassador patrick kennedy says officials didn't try to mislead the public but reported with a new time. >> if any official including...
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he got bizarre help from his trainer, steven colbert. that's when we come back. ♪ take it, take another little piece of my heart now baby ♪ ♪ break it ♪ break another bit of my heart ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. [ male...
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. >>> and a report proving that chris stevens was worried deeply about security in benghazi is just hours before his death. the cable was sent shortly before the attack on the consulate left him and three other americans were dead. it was released friday by the oversight committee. others say the gop is playing politics with this issue. >>> and on the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak, 223 cases, including joint infections and 23 deaths are now tied to the outbreak. this week, the fda linked a company involved. most patients got sick from tainted injections, given for back pain. >>> and bringing back memories of sniper attacks in washington, 15 shooters targeting motorists have happened in two days, in suburban detroit leaving many on edge. so far nobody has been hurt but there have been close calls. investigators from three counties have been taking part in the investigation. no arrests were made. >>> and police search for a gunman who opened fire on a family for setting fire to a nearby house. a man and his son died in the house. >>> police are searching for a 55-year-old black male who
. >>> and a report proving that chris stevens was worried deeply about security in benghazi is just hours before his death. the cable was sent shortly before the attack on the consulate left him and three other americans were dead. it was released friday by the oversight committee. others say the gop is playing politics with this issue. >>> and on the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak, 223 cases, including joint infections and 23 deaths are now tied to the outbreak. this week,...
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text, there was no connection n my mind, between that phrase are any sense of cause although that cost stevens his death. but i think the questions are valid and they are going to continued to be asked and especially if you look at the timeline. how many people from the administration were unable to answer what caused this terrible calamity or blamed repetitively the action on a demonstration that got out of hand, the president himself at the united nations, two weeks later, mentioning it six times himself -- >> that's true and candy did point that out. the big problem for mitt romney is he got it wrong. in the heat of the debate moment, with everyone watching, what he should have said is, look, it took me two week to knowledge. it wasn't the video that sparked this. it was a preplanned al qaeda attack that sparked qul. he didn't say that >> i didn't attribute the appropriate causeality about that. mitt romney was correct about that. >> but he was clumsy. >> not in my mind. >> let's move onto binders for the women. i'm on mitt romney's side. i do a complete 360. let's watch what he actually sa
text, there was no connection n my mind, between that phrase are any sense of cause although that cost stevens his death. but i think the questions are valid and they are going to continued to be asked and especially if you look at the timeline. how many people from the administration were unable to answer what caused this terrible calamity or blamed repetitively the action on a demonstration that got out of hand, the president himself at the united nations, two weeks later, mentioning it six...
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ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. for the better part of four hours, republicans questioned the motives of the white house and slammed the administration for the lack of security at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. democrats called on house republicans for cutting funding and politicizing a tragedy. >> i'm fascinated to know and understand from the president of united states, from the secretary of state and the ambassador to the united nations how they can justify that this video caused this attack. it was a terrorist attack. let's be honest about it. >> i certainly hope today's hearing is not going to be perceived as an effort to exploit a tragedy for political purposes 27 days out from an election. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise lav vitt joins us live from washington. elise, where do we go from here? >> good question, john. yesterday was something i haven't seen in my 12 years of the state department. this hearing really became politicized and a lot of people talking at the state department were upset that amb
ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. for the better part of four hours, republicans questioned the motives of the white house and slammed the administration for the lack of security at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. democrats called on house republicans for cutting funding and politicizing a tragedy. >> i'm fascinated to know and understand from the president of united states, from the secretary of state and the ambassador to the united nations how they can justify that...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. stay right there. we'll be back at the top of the hour for a full analysis of each man's performance and what happens from here. but now, let me take you back to that debate. >> i think we have another clear difference between the two of you. now let's move to health care, where i know there is a clear difference. and that has to do with the affordable care act, obama care. and it's a two-minute new segment. and that means two minutes each, and you go first, governor romney. you want it repealed. you want the affordable care act repealed. why? >> i sure do. well, in part, it comes again from my experience. i was in new hampshire. a woman came to me and she said, look, i can't afford insurance for myself or my son. i met a couple in appleton, wisconsin, and they said we're thinking of dropping our insurance. we can't afford it. and the number of small businesses that are dropping their insurance because they can't afford it. the cost of health care is just prohibitive and we've got to deal with cost. an
ambassador to libya chris stevens. stay right there. we'll be back at the top of the hour for a full analysis of each man's performance and what happens from here. but now, let me take you back to that debate. >> i think we have another clear difference between the two of you. now let's move to health care, where i know there is a clear difference. and that has to do with the affordable care act, obama care. and it's a two-minute new segment. and that means two minutes each, and you go...
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stew stevens had complete control over all aspects including advertising, strategy, they cided he had been overemphasizing jobs and the economy at the expense of character and like ability. during the convention they set him up to be much more likable and carrying that out. lou: he is still there but not as overextended. putting that kind of the. what about romney not going after that benghazi storey? there is such a massive coradictions. >> i would please me and other people they made a calculated decision the base to was eager to see the president's years and back. to make the decision to be more presidential, kind and gentle talk about peace and don't get into the weeds over benghazi. lou: we will get some empiricalvidence. as they start to kick and with the battleground states. secretary of state clinton that just took responsibility was trumped almost the next day by the president taking responsibility. where is she? a foreign policy debate and secretary of state notn sight? >> the national security advisor, chief of staff, nobody was mentioned. when there is the discussion who w
stew stevens had complete control over all aspects including advertising, strategy, they cided he had been overemphasizing jobs and the economy at the expense of character and like ability. during the convention they set him up to be much more likable and carrying that out. lou: he is still there but not as overextended. putting that kind of the. what about romney not going after that benghazi storey? there is such a massive coradictions. >> i would please me and other people they made a...
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named an interim successor to chris stevens. the state department announced topin -- top diplomat lawrence pope will take the position, a 31 year foreign officer, speaks arabic and retired in 2,000. he will stay in the position until a permanent position is found. three other americans and stevens died in that ambush. >>> u.s. officials are condemning the shooting of a 49- year-old pakistani -- 14-year- old pakistani girl shot twit by taliban militants this week. they're outraged over the attack. it happened on tuesday as act have visto activists milala usee was on the way home from school. the unknown gunman asked for her by name and shot her in the head and neck. an advocate for girls education, writes a blog for the bbc under the life, the tale ban. >>> all eyes are on the nationals. not literally, but we're watching as they get closer to the world series. and here's more from outside of baltimore park. >> and this is's must win to stay alive k. they force it tonight? this is underway going into the bottom of the 7th and tied
named an interim successor to chris stevens. the state department announced topin -- top diplomat lawrence pope will take the position, a 31 year foreign officer, speaks arabic and retired in 2,000. he will stay in the position until a permanent position is found. three other americans and stevens died in that ambush. >>> u.s. officials are condemning the shooting of a 49- year-old pakistani -- 14-year- old pakistani girl shot twit by taliban militants this week. they're outraged over...
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actually met with ambassador stevens. what do you make of this e-mail that was sent to a number of state department officials as well as the national security council? >> well, anderson, we shouldn't be surprised by this. remember, we reported early on, law enforcement sources i had spoken to said the state department had real time access to the facts on the ground, because, of course, from the consulate, they called to the embassy in tripoli, that was patched through to state department headquarters. so we knew they had real-time access to information. it is true that in the early going there is conflicting information, but as you point out, the very same law enforcement officials had interviewed at ramstein air force base those individuals who survived the attack as they came out. so that information, interviews confirming what they have heard from the reports on the ground as they one folding were confirmed very early on. and frankly we still don't know why is it that that information wasn't what was communicated by am
actually met with ambassador stevens. what do you make of this e-mail that was sent to a number of state department officials as well as the national security council? >> well, anderson, we shouldn't be surprised by this. remember, we reported early on, law enforcement sources i had spoken to said the state department had real time access to the facts on the ground, because, of course, from the consulate, they called to the embassy in tripoli, that was patched through to state department...